Improved bed-bottom



- UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE,

DAVID- SPORE, `OF SHARON, WISCONSIN.

`llvlPRovED BED-BOTTOM.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,470, dated November 6, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID SPORE, of Sharon, in the county of Walworth and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spring Bed-Bottoms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and yexact description of the same, sufficent to enable one skilled in the art to which theinvention appertains to make use of it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a plan view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a section on the/line x x, Fig. l.

The slats of the bed are supported by the slanting spring-pieces, which are set in oblique sockets in the sills, so as to form an elastic support for the mattress, capable of being entirely taken apart for cleansing, and of being made of cheap material, and inexpensive in its preparation.

In the drawings, A A are the sills or sleepers which support the bottom upon or within the rails of the bedstead. In these sills are oblique holes B, into which t the slanting spring-pieces C, upon whose upper ends are supported the slats D, which sustain the mattress. The slats are pinned to the pieces, but

in such a manner as to be detachable, and the pieces C can be slipped out oftheir sockets, so that every part can be examined and perfectly cleansed.

The number of slats in the bedstead will vary according to size, as `is usual; and the strength of the pieces can be adapted to the Weight they will have to sustain, according to the purpose of the bed, whether for adults or children, double or single, and also according to the number of supports, as each slat may be supported in more places than two, the number of sills being made to correspond.

The details of number and size need not bc particularly dwelt upon, as any mechanic fai mili-ar with this branch of manufacture will be able to adapt and proportion the parts to their prospective duty.

It Will be apparent to the expert that .the elastic bearing thus afforded to the slats will be very effective and cheaply attained, as each portion, by preference, is formed of wood, and each is of a shape which is readily obtained from the sawing-machine, requiring no expensive manipulation to iit or adapt it to its work.

Having described myinvention, what [claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the slats D and the slanting pieces C, supported by the oblique sockets in the sills, substantially as described and represented.

To the above specification of my improvement in spring bed-bottoms I have signed my hand this 17th day of September, 1866.

DAVID sPonE. l

Witnesses OoTAvIUs KNIGHT, SoLoN C. KEMON. 

